Glucodynamic Hormones Modify the Recovery Period after Lateral Hypothalamic Lesions
Saul Balagura 1,
Lindy Harrell 1, and
Timothy Ralph 1
1 Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01002
The period of recovery after bilateral electrolytic lesions of the lateral hypothalamus in rats is shortened if insulin is given for 5 days before surgery, and is lengthened if glucagon is given during the preoperative period.